Machado to Attend Nobel Peace Ceremony in Oslo on Dec. 10, Nobel Institute Says

Overview

• Institute director Kristian Berg Harpviken said he spoke with María Corina Machado and received her confirmation to be in Oslo for the Dec. 10 ceremony.
• Organizers have withheld all logistics on her departure, transit and potential return, citing concrete security risks.
• Prosecutor-general Tarek William Saab stated in November that Machado would be considered a fugitive if she leaves Venezuela to accept the prize.
• Support mobilizations were organized in more than 80 cities worldwide ahead of the ceremony, as exiled opposition figure Edmundo González also confirmed he will attend.
• The trip takes place in a tense regional context with an increased U.S. military presence in the Caribbean and diplomatic friction that includes Venezuela closing its embassy in Oslo.